رَدَّ السَلامَ رَسولُ بَعضِ الناسِ

بِاللَهِ قُل يا طَيِّبَ الأَنفاسِ

The messenger returned the greeting of some people

By Allah, say O you of sweet breath

رَدَّ السَلامَ وَذاكَ عُنوانُ الرِضا

بُشرايَ قَد ذَكَرَ الحَبيبُ الناسي

The messenger returned the greeting, and that is a sign of contentment

Good news, the beloved mentioned the people who forgot

وَفَهِمتُ مِن نَفسِ الرَسولِ تَعَتُّباً

قَلبُ الحَبيبِ عَلَيَّ قَلبٌ قاسي

And I understood from the soul of the messenger, reproach

The heart of the beloved upon me is a cruel heart

قُل يا رَسولُ وَما عَلَيكَ مَلامَةٌ

هُوَ ما أُكابِدُ دائِماً وَأُقاسي

Say O messenger, and you have no blame

That is what I constantly suffer and endure

قُل لِلحَبيبِ وَحَقِّ عَيشِكَ ما اِنتَهى

وَلَهي عَلَيكَ وَلا اِنقَضى وَسواسي

Say to the beloved and the right of your life has not ended

Woe unto you, and it did not cease my worries

كَيفَ السَبيلُ إِلى الزِيارَةِ خَلوَةً

وَيلي مِنَ الرُقَباءِ وَالحُرّاسِ

How is the way to visit privately

Woe to me from the guards and watchmen

حَقٌّ عَلَيَّ وَواجِبٌ لَكَ أَنَّني

أَمشي عَلى عَيني إِلَيكَ وَراسي

It is true upon me and a duty to you that I

Walk on my eye to you and my head

لا أَشتَهي أَحَداً سِوايَ يَراكَ يا

بَدرَ السَماءِ وَيا قَضيبَ الآسِ

I do not desire anyone but you sees you O

Full moon of the sky and O rod of the staff

وَأَنَزَّهُ اِسمَكَ أَن تَمُرَّ حُروفُهُ

مِن غَيرَتي بِمَسامِعِ الجُلّاسِ

And I sanctify your name that its letters pass

From my jealousy to the ears of the sitters

فَأَقولُ بَعضُ الناسِ عَنكَ كِنايَةً

خَوفَ الوُشاةِ وَأَنتَ كُلَّ الناسِ

So I say some of the people about you allusively

Fearing the slanderers while you are all people

وَأَغارُ إِن هَبَّ النَسيمُ لِأَنَّهُ

مُغرىً بِهَزِّ قَوامِكَ المَيّاسِ

And I am jealous if the breeze blows because

It is infatuated with the swaying of your slender figure

وَيَروعُني ساقي المُدامِ إِذا بَدا

فَأَظُنُّ خَدَّكَ مُشرِقاً في الكاسِ

And the cupbearer scares me when he shows up

So I think your cheek is shining in the cup